Shloka 39
Devanagari script
आतड्कादिव सीदन्ति रथचक्राणि मारिष
Transliteration
āṭaṅkādiva sīdanti rathacakrāṇi māriṣa
Translation
Disse Sañjaya: “Ó venerável, as rodas dos carros estão afundando, como se por um pânico súbito.” No aperto sombrio da batalha, até os instrumentos de guerra vacilam—mostrando como o medo, a confusão e o peso esmagador do conflito minam a força e a ordem.
Word by Word
आतङ्कात्from fear/panic
आतङ्कात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआतङ्क
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सीदन्तिsink down/flag/lose strength
सीदन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootसद्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
रथचक्राणिchariot-wheels
रथचक्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथचक्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
मारिषO venerable one/sir
मारिष:
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaC
chariot wheels (rathacakrāṇi)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear and turmoil can destabilize even powerful systems—here symbolized by chariot-wheels—implying that inner disturbance and the chaos of adharma-driven conflict erode effectiveness and control.
Sañjaya reports battlefield conditions to the listener, describing chariot-wheels sinking as though caused by panic—an image of confusion and strain amid the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.